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Lafourche sheriff warns of phony text message

Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 10:13 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 10:13 a.m.

A text message about a carjacking that never occurred is causing concern among local law enforcement officials.

"At this point we have no reason to believe this is anything more than the product of someone's sick, overactive imagination," said Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre in a release issued this morning.

Webre said that as of 8:30 a.m. his office has received four calls asking about the text, which is circulating through local cell phones.

The false text says a 3-year-old was left in a car when they abandoned it because of an attack in the Marydale area by "three black men wearing black hoodies."

A photo accompanies the text, said Webre, who is encouraging anyone who recognizes the person in the image to contact law enforcement.

<p>A text message about a carjacking that never occurred is causing concern among local law enforcement officials.</p><p>"At this point we have no reason to believe this is anything more than the product of someone's sick, overactive imagination," said Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre in a release issued this morning.</p><p>Webre said that as of 8:30 a.m. his office has received four calls asking about the text, which is circulating through local cell phones.</p><p>The false text says a 3-year-old was left in a car when they abandoned it because of an attack in the Marydale area by "three black men wearing black hoodies."</p><p>A photo accompanies the text, said Webre, who is encouraging anyone who recognizes the person in the image to contact law enforcement.</p>